Gum Vendors near National Theatre,Eli Marks,Washington,DC,Lewis Wickes Hine

Title: 9 P.M. Gum vendors still selling, near the National Theatre. Eli Marks, 505 4 1/2 St. S.W., (8 yrs. old, makes 25 cents a night.) Morris Marks, 10 yrs. old makes 50 cents a night. Harvey Schneider, 11 yrs. old, makes 50 cents a night, 209 -- 10th St. S.W. 'When they see us, they chase us home at 8:30, but when we see 'em coming we slid the boxes in our pockets, until the cop gets past. Then we stay 'til - or after sometimes.' Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1912 April.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Street trades.
Hine no. 2903.
No location recorded on caption card; probably Washington, D.C., based on content and captions for photos with neighboring numbers.
Subjects:
Boys.
Street vendors.
Food vendors.
Chewing gum.
Night work.
United States--Washington (D.C.)
Photographic prints.
Bookmark /ncl2004002429/PP/
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